The Great Republican Hope

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Originally Posted by Danzig

people can be patriotic without being proud, can't they? i wasn't exactly bubbling over with pride when george bush was doing his thing. i'm proud of my country without being proud of some of my so-called leaders.

do this-think where michelle obama is coming from. all her life she's most likely had to deal with both racism and sexism (whereas i've only dealt with the latter). can you see where her witnessing a woman having a dammed good change at being prez(clinton), and her minority husband winning the same election could make her more proud than she has ever been? or a reason to feel true pride? she's finally seeing a country that says land of the free, everyone is equal, actually come through in a huge way.

fair enough she has the right to feel anyway she wants to but a person who is proud of her country for the first time well into her adult life is not a patriot. IMO

But that's not half as scary as people who believe, "Obama has a strong interest in, and understanding of, the myriad of complexities involving the various countries in the middle east. Tribal relations, power struggles, economics, historic, religious, etc. Carter had (and has) the same. Both "get it"

and with that strong interest and understanding of Tribal relations, power struggles, economics, historic, religious, etc. Carter has come to the conclusion that the persecution of the Palestinians now,(by Isreal) under the occupying territories—under the occupation forces—is one of the worst examples of human rights deprivation that he knows. Worse than Rwanda.

Despite them trying to kill him!!!! That's frightening in my mind.